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- PAVED -
Aztec Divide - 6014ft - This is definitely not what most people think of, when they hear the term "Colorado Pass". Still, it's a nice bike ride.
Dallas Divide - 8970ft - this
paved pass in the San Juan Mountains has a lot more scenery
than most 9000 foot passes
Douglas Pass - 8258ft - paved pass with the largest north south extend in the north western part of Colorado, also has an MTB option Fremont Pass -11318ft - Col. Fremont never crossed between Copper Mtn and Leadville. But this paved pass does. McLure Pass - 8763ft - crossing between the Elk Mountains and the mesas of the western slope with great scenery and little traffic. Poncha Pass - 9010ft - northern entrance to the San Luis valley, connecting Poncha Springs and Villa Grove Tennessee Pass - 10424ft - scenic road between Minturn and Leadville Ute Pass (Colorado Springs area) - 9944ft - a big highway from the plains into South Park Vail Pass -10554ft - popular bikepath between Vail and Copper Mountain
- MTB -
Boreas Pass - 11481ft -
popular MTB tour from Breckenridge over a scenic
railroad grade
Cottonwood Pass -
8280ft - This particular Cottonwood Pass is an old
connection between Gypsum and the Roaring Fork Valey
FR529 430 summit(u) - 8821ft - summit at the junction of two forest roads south of Gypsum Hancock Pass - 12125ft - during summer weekends this pass can be as busy as a summer camp, one of several high, rough and scenic Sawatch Crossings in the area. Hurricane Pass - 12407ft - high alpine San Juan mountains at their best Kebler Pass - 10000ft - picturesque dirt road pass between Crested Butte and the McLure Pass road Pearl Pass - 12692ft - highest cycleable crossing in the Elk Mountains between Aspen and Crested Butte, dirt Rolling Mountain Pass - 12484ft - better know as the Colorado Trail between Molas Pass and Bolam Pass; one of the best known alpine single tracks in Colorado Sandy's Fort Pass - 8323ft - dirt road that gets away from it all near Lone Cone Peak on the western slope. Slumgullion Pass alternate summit - 11320ft - topo maps indicate the summit of this pass on a dirt road 1/4 mile away from the paved summit indicated on state highway maps |
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